George beadiee



CT. BEADLE.

Fare-Box.

GEORGIE) VBlllAlDIE,QF SYRAOUSE, 15503K.

'.Speciicatiouformingpartof Letterslatent No. 197,315, datedNovember 20, 1877.,.'application'fild -October 27,11877. Y

panying drawings,.making .apart iheref, in

which like letters f reference indicate like parts in all the figures, and'in which- Figure lis a front elevation. Fig.2 is acentral vertical section. Fig. 3 is a section on the line w .fr of Fig. l. FigA is a section showing the pull-bar. Fig. 5 is a section showing the push-bar.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I proceed to describe its construction and operation,

In each of the inner sides of the box are formed grooves for the reception of the front glass A and back glass A', the front of the box being that side toward thepassen gers, and the back being toward the driver. rlhese glasses are removable upwardly when the top or cover B of the box is removed, and are firmly secured in their places when said top is secured in its place. In this manner I secure easy access to all the glass portions of the' box for the purpose of cleaning or replacing such portions. A

Upon the inner sides of the b'ox are formed other grooves for the reception of other glasses which form the change-chute. These -latter grooves are so disposed that they diverge from each other as they approach the bottom of the box. The object of this divergement is to obviate the clogging of theV chute as the change accumulates therein. I prefer this form, though I may dispose such grooves parallel with each other.

The change-chute is divided into two or more sections by means of a seriesof sliding gates, C I) E. In this instance I have constructed three sections, for a purpose herein- I after described. l

r c extends oversections'2 an`tl"3,whiletheront `glass dcovers only section, 3,

Two sections are sufcient'l'orqlall :practical ipurposes; but I have showninthe drawings lthreefsections for thepurpose f' showing differentmethods of operatingthejgates.

Aplate o'f metal of a widthyabolitequal to the-width of the chute, and'fsailength. greater thantheiinner width'ofthe?boxfinzorderthat the ends of such plate may enterwithinithe sides of the box, constitutes .the gates G, D, and E, and its ends are entered into slots in the rods F, which are connected with the pushbars G passing across the rear of the box. In front of the gate D is placed, about the rods F, the coiled springs H, which bear against the screws I, the removal of which screws permits the easy substitution of a new for a weak or worn spring.

In section l I have constructed the gate with a view of having it opened by a pull-bar instead of push-bars, as in sections 2 and 3, just described. This change from a push-bar to a pull-bar is effected by placing the spring H back of the gate, and allowing said spring to press against the plates J, as shown in Fig. 4.

The chute leads to an ordinary change-A drawer, K, which is separated from the chute by the bottom board L. It will readily be seen that by pulling out the bar M of section 1,the fares in that section will fall into section 2, and by pushing in bar G of section 2 the fares will fall into section 3, and the same operation atthis section delivers the fares into the drawer. Upon the box is affixed a lamp,for the purpose of lighting the box at night.

The operation of my device is as follows: The fare is deposited through the cover or top of the box at N, and falls upon the gate C, where it is easily seen by the passenger and the driver, who, after inspection, pulls the bar M, and deposits it in section 2. There the fares remain until a certain point in the route of the car has been reached. In the meantime a detective of the company has inspected the fares in section 2, and compared it with the number of passengers, and, the certain point on the route having been reached, the driver, detective, or other authorized person may push bar G of section 2, and deposit the fares in section 3, where they remain until the end of the route is reached, when they are depos ited within the drawer. If section l is omitted, section 3 becomes and is preferred as the detective-inspection section. A suitable lock is provided for the drawer K, and also for the top B. The sides of the box are held in proper position by means of a cross-bar R, as shown in Fig. 3, dovetailed into them at the top.

The top is put in place and secured as follows: It is inserted between the sides, and is retained at its front end by means of dovetailed projections O O which enter similar slots in the sides of the box. At the back side of the top are suitable locks, whose bolts P, Fig. 3, pass into the sides of the box, and securely fasten the top to the box.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the box having dovetailed recesses in its sides, the cross-bar R, and top B, each provided with corresponding dovetailed projecting ends, with the front and rear sides, chute, and locks, substantially as described.

2. A fare-box provided with a change-chute, consisting of two or more downwardlydiverging plates of glass, the spa/ae between which is divided into two or more sections by means of sliding gates, whereby thefares may be retained insuch sections for inspection, as shown and described.

3. The combination of the bottom L, front glass A, back glass A', downwardly-diverging change-chute divided into sections by means of sliding gates, and the cover B, as shown and described.

4. The combination of the rods F, provided with slots, the gate D, the ends of which are inserted in said slots, the springs placed around said rods and abutting agalnst the said gate, with the side of the box provided with an aperture, and a removable plate placed over the same, to facilitate the removal of the gate, substantially as described.

GEORGE BEADLE.

Witnesses THOMAS C. CoNNoLLY, W. S. CHAsE. 

